“There was a other-worldly eeriness about the original which we wanted to capture in our interpretation. The lyrics are beautiful and powerful. We didn’t want to change much really. We slowed it down and got carried away with the vocoder in the studio and we put the melody a little off the beat – imagine an...

“Firstly, Mark Seymour is a Western Bulldogs fanatic and us Footscray lifers have to stick together! At a fundamental level, it was both an honour and incredibly daunting to be asked to remix such an incredible song. What a stunning and risky way to announce your presence as a new band. Hunters & Collectors pulled...

“Hunters & Collectors are a truly unique band. They don’t sound like anyone else and they sound so Australian, which I love. They had the tough-as-nails pub rock thing but they were also capable of writing incredibly heartfelt, beautiful songs. How many bands are there that can do that and do it so well? So...

Whether you’ve worshipped at their altar in the past or were too young to have witnessed them live, Crucible – The Songs of Hunters & Collectors is a revelation and a proud tribute to this great and important band. Formed in Melbourne in 1981, Hunters & Collectors became an integral part of Australian music culture through their...